The APS National Exhibition APS Approval No. 2024/06
Abandoned grader -
Jonathan Holliday
APS Silver Medal - Our Country - APS National 2023
Pelican with some tasty treats -
William Shields
APS Gold Medal - Nature - APS National 2023
Snowboarder -
Barry Feldman
APS Gold Medal - Monochrome - APS National 2023
Aboriginal Ceremony 1 -
Vicky Guo Mei Zhou
APS Bronze medal - Our Country - APS National 2023
Meal Time -
Stuart Campbell
APS Silver Medal - Monochrome - APS National 2023
Tossing the Fleece -
Georgie McKie
APS Gold Medal - Our Country - APS National 2023
Eagle Chomp -
David Rowlands
APS Silver Medal - Nature - APS National 2023
Mirror Mirror on the Wall -
Jane Borg
APS Silver Medal - Open - APS National 2023
Sunset over Mt San Michel -
Kerry Boytell
APS Bronze medal - Open - APS National 2023
Nudibranchs mating Little Beach -
Trevor Cotterill
APS Bronze medal - Nature - APS National 2023
APS National – For each section:
APS NATIONAL
Entries Open | 1 February 2024 |
Entries Close | 15 March 2024 |
Judging Commences | 17 March 2024 |
Results Emailed | 15 April 2024 |
Catalogue & Awards Sent | May 2024 |
APS NATIONAL
There are four sections. Four images allowed per section.
Each entrant may submit up to four entries in each section.
A single non-refundable entry fee applies for entries to all sections.
APS Members | Non-APS Members |
AUD $10 | AUD $30 |
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A photograph is a visible image originating from the action of light or other forms of radiant energy upon a photosensitive medium or device.
Open – Any subject that is treated pictorially, embodying the elements of good design, arrangement or composition, which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer.
Monochrome – Any work that is black, white or shades of grey. The content is unrestricted and may include creative images, with all forms of manipulation permitted.
Any subject that is treated pictorially, embodying the elements of good design, arrangement or composition, which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer.
Our Country – Any subject that captures the spirit of Australia, embodying the elements of good design, arrangement or composition, which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer. The image could contain subject matter such as cultural heritage, geographical uniqueness, historical events or locations, Iconic landscapes or cityscapes. If wild animals are included in the image they should not occupy more than 25% of the image area.
Nature – Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.
Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial
elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the
presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the
pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original
scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning.
Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots,
digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not
permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Colour images
can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either
direct captures or derivations, are not allowed. Images used in Nature
Photography exhibitions may be divided in two classes:
Nature and
Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature
Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations,
weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter.
This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions,
such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure
where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Wildlife – Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibition’.
FIAP/PSA/RPS/APS
NATURE DEFINITION CHECKLIST
The new Nature definition will be used from 1st January, 2015, and some exhibitions/competitions will have both a Nature and a Wildlife section. While it is permissible to enter Wildlife images in the Nature section, there are additional requirements for images entered in the Wildlife section. When deciding whether or not a particular image meets the requirements of the Nature and/or Wildlife definitions you need to consider the following factors.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER | ||
ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED | |
NATURE | Anything to do with natural history (the study and description of organisms and natural objects), except anthropology or archaeology. Subject matter must be identifiable. | Anything that is classified as anthropology (the study of humans) or archaeology (the study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures) |
WILDLIFE | Same as Nature. | Same as Nature. |
SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER | ||
ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED | |
NATURE | All extant (not extinct) organisms (plants, animals, etc); landscapes, geological formations, and weather phenomena. | Human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, mounted specimens of plants and animals. |
WILDLIFE | Animals, birds, insects that are free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted environment. Carcasses of extant species. | Landscapes and geological formations. Animals, birds, insects, etc that are in captivity or under controlled conditions. Botanical species under controlled conditions (such as plants growing in a hothouse). |
HUMAN ELEMENTS | ||
ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED | |
NATURE | Human elements that are an integral part of the nature story (such as birds nesting on a man-made structure). Scientific bands, tags or collars. | Human elements (such as buildings) that are not part of the nature story being told by the image. |
WILDLIFE | Same as Nature. | Same as Nature. |
IMAGE ALTERATIONS | ||
ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED | |
NATURE | Cropping. HDR techniques. Focus stacking. Removal of dust spots, digital noise or scratches on film. Subject must be presented honestly. | Anything (such as cloning) that alters the content of the original scene by adding, moving or removing image elements. Stitching together multiple images (e.g. to create a panorama) |
WILDLIFE | Same as Nature. | Same as Nature. |
IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS | ||
ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED | |
NATURE | Techniques (such as contrast adjustment) that enhance the image without changing the nature story, or altering the pictorial content of the original scene. Grey-scale monochrome images. | Adjustments that change the nature story, such as turning a daylight scene into a night scene. Toned monochrome images. Infrared images. |
WILDLIFE | Same as Nature. | Same as Nature. |
NOTES:
1. Images are expected to be of high technical quality.
2. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality.
For further explanation please visit this page.
...APS NATIONAL
Our Country | Lou Marafioti MAPS EFIAP/g (Australia) | Wally Cannon APSEM GPU Cr4 GMPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) | Robert Dettman AAPS SAPS AFIAP CAPS/b (Australia) |
Monochrome | Lou Marafioti MAPS EFIAP/g (Australia) | Wally Cannon APSEM GPU Cr4 GMPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) | Robert Dettman AAPS SAPS AFIAP CAPS/b (Australia) |
Open | Lou Marafioti MAPS EFIAP/g (Australia) | Wally Cannon APSEM GPU Cr4 GMPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) | Robert Dettman AAPS SAPS AFIAP CAPS/b (Australia) |
Nature | Lou Marafioti MAPS EFIAP/g (Australia) | Wally Cannon APSEM GPU Cr4 GMPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) | Robert Dettman AAPS SAPS AFIAP CAPS/b (Australia) |
The judges will have absolute discretion in determining the eligibility of an entry based on their interpretation of the Terms and Conditions of entry. The judges’ decision will be final and not subject to discussion or appeal. No correspondence will be entered into. All judges to adjudicate all sections.
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